Dirrell vs Brooker

Who won Dirrell vs Brooker?

Andre Dirrell beat Christopher Brooker by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 31st, 2021, at Prudential Center, New Jersey.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 175 pounds (12.5 stone or 79.4 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Michael Polite Coffie losing to Jonathan Rice. Also on the undercard Joseph Spencer defeated James Martin.

Dirrell vs Brooker stats

Back in July 2021, Andre Dirrell stepped into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Christopher Brooker made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Dirrell had a large advantage in power over Brooker, boasting a 63% knockout percentage compared to Brooker's 38%.

Andre Dirrell was the older man by 41 years, at 38 years old.

Brooker had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Andre Dirrell fought out of the southpaw stance, while Christopher Brooker was an orthodox fighter.

Dirrell was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 10 years earlier than Brooker, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 53 more professional rounds, totaling 190 compared to Brooker's 137.

Andre Dirrell went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at light heavyweight.

Dirrell vs Brooker form

Andre Dirrell had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jose Uzcategui on March 3, 2018, by in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jose Uzcategui on May 20, 2017, by in the 8th round in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Blake Caparello on April 29, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City.

Before that, he had been beaten by James DeGale on May 23, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Super Middleweight championship fight at Agganis Arena, Boston.

He had won against Derek Edwards on December 19, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada.

Activity check

Dirrell's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Dirrell vs Brooker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Prudential Center, New Jersey, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dirrell vs Brooker?

Dirrell vs Brooker was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Dirrell vs Brooker?

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